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Steven Seagal Settles Token-Touting Charges With SEC Over 2018 ICO

Martial artist and actor Steven Seagal was charged with not declaring payments related to his promotion of a token launched by Bitcoiin2Gen.

By Daniel Palmer

Feb 27, 2020 at 2:51 p.m. UTC

Feb 27, 2020

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Markets

Sec

ICO Project Enigma Settles SEC Charges Over $45M Token Sale

The SEC settled charges with Engima MPC alleging it raised $45 million in an unregistered securities sale with its 2017 ICO. Engima will refund investors and pay a penalty.

By Nikhilesh De

Feb 19, 2020 at 5:09 p.m. UTC

Feb 19, 2020

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South korea

Korean ICO Project Shuts Down, Says 'Negative Perceptions' of Crypto Made Business Impossible

Contents Protocol will refund approximately $7.5 million worth of ether back to investors.

By Paddy Baker

Feb 19, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Feb 19, 2020

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Sec

Hester Peirce: Tell Me How to Improve My Safe Harbor Proposal

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has proposed a new way to regulate token sales. If there are better alternatives, she wants to hear about them.

By Hester Peirce

Feb 18, 2020 at 2:02 p.m. UTC

Feb 18, 2020

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Thailand

Why Security Token Offerings Are a Big Yawn in Parts of Asia

Security token offerings were supposed to be the next big blockchain-based investment vehicle. But investors in Thailand and Taiwan aren't so interested.

By Sam Reynolds

Feb 12, 2020 at 4:00 a.m. UTC

Feb 12, 2020

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Sec

SEC Charges Blockchain Marketplace Opporty Over 'Fraudulent' $600,000 ICO

The firm is alleged to have conducted a fraudulent and unregistered sale of digital assets called OPP Tokens, raising around $600,000.

By Daniel Palmer

Jan 22, 2020 at 10:52 a.m. UTC

Jan 22, 2020

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Exchanges

Liquid Exchange Cancels Sale of Telegram's Gram Tokens

With the SEC lawsuit holding up the launch of Telegram's TON network, the Japan-based exchange has cancelled its sale of gram tokens and refunded investors.

By Daniel Palmer Anna Baydakova

Jan 16, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. UTC

Jan 16, 2020

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SEC Warns Crypto Investors of Initial Exchange Offerings in New Note

The SEC warned investors that initial exchange offerings, while claiming to be different from initial coin offerings, may still violate federal securities law.

By Nikhilesh De

Jan 14, 2020 at 5:07 p.m. UTC

Jan 14, 2020

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